December 2007

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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: John F. Kross Reprinted from Ad Astra Summer 2005 Title: Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science Author: M. G.

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: John F. Kross Reprinted from Ad Astra Spring 2006 Title: Sky Walking: An Astronaut’s Memoir Author: Tom Jones NSS Amazon link

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: John F. Kross Reprinted from Ad Astra Winter 2005 Title: Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut Author:

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: John F. Kross Reprinted from Ad Astra Summer 2006 Title: Space Race: The Battle to Rule the Heavens Author: Deborah Cadbury

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: John F. Kross Reprinted from Ad Astra Winter 2006 Title: 50 Years in Space Author: Patrick Moore Illustrations: David A. Hardy

Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: Lucifer’s Hammer Author: Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 640

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